Music Education is an essential part of our elementary curriculum. Music activates the brain in ways that other instruction does not. Studies show that music students perform better academically than those without music education. And, most importantly, music is FUN!
For information on the power of music instruction, visit the following links:
For information on the power of music instruction, visit the following links:
Music raises boys' academic achievement
Music Benefits the Brain
The Benefits of Music Education
Creating a Musical Home Environment
Music educator Richard Gill argues the case for igniting the imagination through music and for making our own music. In this talk, he leads the TEDxSydney audience through some surprising illustrations of the relationship between music and our imagination. |
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Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale, using audience participation, at the event "Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus". |